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Calculate the change in entropy when 1 mole of methane gas (CH4) is burned completely in oxygen gas (O2) at constant pressure and 298 K.

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To calculate the change in entropy for the complete combustion of 1 mole of methane gas  CH4  in oxygen gas  O2  at constant pressure and 298 K, we first need to write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction:CH4 g  + 2 O2 g   CO2 g  + 2 H2O g Next, we need the standard molar entropies  S  for each species involved in the reaction at 298 K. These values can be found in a standard thermodynamic table:S CH4  = 186.3 J/molKS O2  = 205.2 J/molKS CO2  = 213.8 J/molKS H2O  = 188.8 J/molKNow we can calculate the change in entropy  S  for the reaction using the following equation:S =  [S products ] -  [S reactants ]S = [1  S CO2  + 2  S H2O ] - [1  S CH4  + 2  S O2 ]S = [1  213.8 + 2  188.8] - [1  186.3 + 2  205.2]S = [213.8 + 377.6] - [186.3 + 410.4]S = 591.4 - 596.7S = -5.3 J/molKThe change in entropy for the complete combustion of 1 mole of methane gas  CH4  in oxygen gas  O2  at constant pressure and 298 K is -5.3 J/molK.

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